Veselin Topalov vs Judit Polgar

Las Palmas · 1994 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1-0
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 4
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B42)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4B3/8/1Np1b3/2P3p1/p3p3/Pk2K1P1/8/8 b - - 5 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Ne7
  6. 6.O-O g6
  7. 7.c4 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 Nbc6
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.c5 Bxb2
  11. 11.Nd2 O-O
  12. 12.Rb1 Bg7
  13. 13.Nc4 f5
  14. 14.Qd2 fxe4
  15. 15.Bxe4 Nd5
  16. 16.Bg5 Qc7
  17. 17.Rb3 a5
  18. 18.Nd6 a4
  19. 19.Rh3 Qa5
  20. 20.Qc2 Nb4
  21. 21.Qb1 Ba6
  22. 22.Rc1 Rxf2
  23. 23.Kxf2 Bd4+
  24. 24.Be3 Nd3+
  25. 25.Kg1 Qd2
  26. 26.Bxd4 Nxc1
  27. 27.Kh1 Qxd4
  28. 28.Qxc1 Rb8
  29. 29.Rf3 Rb2
  30. 30.h4 Rd2
  31. 31.Kh2 Be2
  32. 32.Rf2 Qxf2
  33. 33.Qxd2 Qxh4+
  34. 34.Kg1 Bc4
  35. 35.a3 Bd5
  36. 36.Qf2 Qe7
  37. 37.Bc2 Qg7
  38. 38.Qf4 g5
  39. 39.Qe3 h5
  40. 40.Qd3 Qa1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qe5+
  42. 42.g3 Qf6
  43. 43.Qg6+ Qxg6
  44. 44.Bxg6 Kg7
  45. 45.Bxh5 Kf6
  46. 46.Nc8 Ke5
  47. 47.Nb6 Kd4
  48. 48.Nxd7 e5
  49. 49.Kg1 Be6
  50. 50.Be8 e4
  51. 51.Kf2 Kc3
  52. 52.Ke3 Kb3
  53. 53.Nb6

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